VIP Moments  also known as “WE D.R.E.A.M., inc.” is a 501 c 3 non profit organization designed to create an unconventional process that rebuilds the fundamental areas of disconnected youth through innovative strategies and solutions.

We are dedicated to exclusively developing innovative opportunities for youth at risk of dropping out as well as current dropouts. VIP Moments, Inc. once known as We D.R.E.A.M., Inc. has been working at the grassroots level since 2011 to serve youth within the Springfield community.

OUR MISSION

We exist to serve, foster hope, and promote school re-engagement/re-entry through unique solutions and creative experiences.

OUR VISION

Where youth D.R.E.A.M.: become Driven to Reach Every Aspiration and Master!

VALUES

We treat all youth with respect regardless of their circumstances.
We embrace youth with kindness, empathy, and compassion.
We encourage youth to speak their truth unapologetically.
We inspire our youth to believe they are capable of achieving anything.
We empower our youth to “try again” no matter the obstacle.
We are committed in our efforts to assist youth in re-discovering their dreams and reconnecting them back to their communities.

VIP Moments will be operating a youth gallery and drop-in center in Springfield Massachusetts that offers innovative moments of service, events, and activities. With the support of community partnerships, we desire to meet basic needs and cultivate unique experiences for youth at risk of dropping out as well as current dropouts in hopes of reducing the dropout rate. Eligible youth must be currently enrolled in middle or high school or range in age from 11-19 years old.

1. Field trips & Parties: School classrooms attend the gallery for birthday party field trips based on attendance and grade improvement. Parties are coordinated each month for groups of youth with improved attendance.
2. Photoshoots: Model casting calls are available to showcase the founder’s jewelry brand on a quarterly basis. Youth must be 18 years of old.
3. Showroom: Feature your medium of art (painting, poetry, design, etc.) on our showroom wall and/or get showcased on our website.

Why I started VIP Moments…

When I started this nonprofit organization years ago my goal was to help youth achieve academically, expose them to new things, identify what they love to do and provide a bridge for them obtain it. But when you truly listen to the voices of youth, you discover what they crave most…to be valued, accepted, respected, and celebrated! Youth who are current dropouts or at risk of dropping out are no different. So I decided to blend my education, love for youth who require a little more attention, and the creative part of me to develop an innovative solution that aspires youth to D.R.E.A.M. (Driven to Reach Every Aspiration and Master) again.

I’m a Springfield native who developed a strong sense of devotion for youth when I began my career in 2004 for the Springfield Public Schools. The breeding ground that cultivated my desire to launch a nonprofit organization was my work in Brooklyn, NY at an alternative high school. After years as an educator in student support services within Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York City, I took a step of faith and launched We D.R.E.A.M., inc. to benefit my hometown city in 2011 with a successful pilot program. For over a decade, I have been working at the grassroots level along with a few special people to grow the seed that was planted so many years ago.

Education

I’m a graduate of the High School of Science and Technology, received my A.A. from Springfield Technical Community College, B.S. from Worcester State University, and M.S.ed from St. John’s University.

More about me

Created a jewelry brand with the use of a 3d printer, became a mom and wife in my 40s,

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